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“A prospect comes in and looks at a site and they’re thinking how long is it going to take me from the time we purchase this site till the time we can be in production,” said Wade Creswell, president and CEO of The Roane Alliance.

“The longer the amount of time, the less likely they are to come.”

Creswell said that’s why he can’t wait for the dirt work to start at the 40-acre Jones Road site in the Roane Regional Business and Technology Park.

Local law enforcement came together to help with searching the charred wooded area of Gatlinburg late last week.

Harriman Police Department, the Roane County Sheriff’s Office and Rockwood Police Department were among area law enforcement who helped with search and rescue attempts in the days after the wildfires that ravaged the area last week.

“We were very humbled to be able to provide assistance,” said Rockwood Police Chief Danny Wright.

The Midway Middle School basketball teams swept a pair of games at Harriman Middle School Monday night, as the Lady Waves rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Lady Devils 32-30, while the Green Waves won 49-43.
Midway 32, Harriman 30: Emylee Taylor scored Midway Middle's final four points, including the winning basket at the buzzer, to give the Lady Waves the 2-point victory.

The Harriman basketball teams were on the road for their second District 3A game in as many nights. This time to Farragut for a double-header with Concord Christian...and returned to Harriman with a sweep of the Lions.
The Lady Devils defeated the Lady Lions 46-38 for their first league w win, while the Blue Devils beat the Lions, 76-42, for their second district victory.

The Kingston basketball teams swept the season series with Oliver Springs Tuesday, as the Lady Jackets defeated the Lady Bobcats 65-42 and the Yellow Jackets rallied in the second half to defeat the Bobcats 59-52.
Kingston 65, Oliver Springs 42: “We played well tonight and we must get better defensively,” said Lady Jacket Coach Connie Guinn.

After dropping a pair of games at Meigs County Tuesday, the Rockwood basketball teams return to Dr. Tom Evans Gym tonight to face county rival and District 3A foe Harriman.
Coach Paul Kamikawa's Tigers lost to the Meigs County Tigers 68-49, while Coach Amy Breazeal's Lady Tigers lost 61-57.
Meigs County 68, Rockwood 49: Meigs County led 12-8 after the first quarter, sparked by Wriley Smith's seven points, including 5-of-5 from the charity stripe. Ryan McCain had four points for Rockwood.

Oakdale basketball teams traveled “South of the River” to face the Midway basketball teams Tuesday night. The Lady Waves reached high tide for with a 62-52 win, while the Midway Green Waves hit ebb tide when they fell to the Oakdale Eagles despite a spirited 73-60 effort in defeat.
Midway 62, Oakdale 52: A lopsided 21-2 first period swing by Midway proved to be too much for the Oakdale Lady Eagles to overcome as Midway held on for the 62-52 win despite the best rally efforts by Oakdale.

It was a mixed bag of results for Mount Pisgah Christian Academy in Jr. High and High School hardwood hoops action against the Cedar View Academy Seahawks.
The junior high and high school Lady Patriots picked up 22-10 and 51-42 wins, respectively, last Friday. The Mount Pisgah boys, however, found their road to be tougher to hold as they dropped 40-31 and 69-20 decisions, respectively, to the Seahawks.

Fish could be used to try and combat the aquatic weeds that have inundated Watts Bar Lake.

“It’s a grass carp that eats the weed,” Roane County Executive Ron Woody said. “Apparently, they’ve been successful in some of the lower reservoirs down in Alabama. There may be a movement here to solve some of the aquatic weed problem with sterile grass carp.”

Aquatic plants, such as hydrilla, spiny-leaf naiad and milfoil, have been reported on Watts Bar Lake.